2026 House Bill 6299

Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 15.232), as amended by 2018 PA 68.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Aug. 27, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-103) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Natalie Price (D-6), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Kelly Breen (D-21), Jason Morgan (D-23), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Mai Xiong (D-13), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Regina Weiss (D-5), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), James DeSana (R-29) and Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations